Bobby Jindal

yeah that's what I thought. Thanks for confirming it.

Hi, I am looking to invite my parents to visit Australia in a few months. I have read that parents of an Australian citizen and permanent visa holders can apply for exemptions. I hold the temporary partner visa subclass 309 and I am unsure if I can apply exemption for my parents on this basis. Will be grateful if anyone can offer any advice on my situation or can share their experience?

Hi @Paul1Perth Thank you for letting me know. This sounds like an interesting project requiring specialized expertise. Normally in these government and security based projects they require security clearance which is only awarded to citizens. Hope this is not the case with them I will have a look at their job boards.

Hi @Jet88 I would say it all depends on luck and circumstances. My friend (UK Citizen) applied for the partner visa Dec 2019 and was granted his 309 Dec 2020. I applied (Non UK Citizen) in September 2020 and got granted 8 Jan 2021 (4 months). After being granted the visa your partner will have upto a year to activate the visa by visiting/moving to Australia. I am planning to activate mine in August, hopefully by then things will calm down a bit due to vaccinations. If you are thinking about moving end of this year then I would suggest you apply now. Gathering and organizing all the required documents takes few months in itself. I'll be happy to answer any specific question you have regarding the 309 visa application. Wish you all the best.

Hi All, I am a senior software engineer with 10+ years experience on .net framework currently based in London. I have been granted a partner visa and planning to make the move in August. I wanted to know what is the state of IT job market in Melbourne? Are there still a lot of jobs available? I am planning to start applying for jobs from here in June on LinkedIn. Are there any other job boards I should use? What is the average salary with my experience should I be expecting? Any other advice you might have will be highly appreciated. Thank you in advance Bobby